“Tonight marks the start of the Festival of Passover, a holiday that is all about faith, family, and freedom from oppression. Passover reminds us that the struggle for liberty and justice is never ending. We must be forever vigilant to guard against the rise of hate in speech and in action. People of good conscience must speak out to denounce the evil of anti-Semitism much the same as Moses and Aaron spoke out against the injustices and cruelty of the Egyptian Pharaoh.
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New Bills Will Usher in A Green New Deal for New York City
City Hall – The New York City Council on Thursday will vote on the Climate Mobilization Act, a groundbreaking package of bills that is one of the most ambitious and innovative legislative initiatives any major city has ever considered to combat the existential threat of climate change.
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“I am heartbroken to hear of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. This is a tragedy for not just the French people, but many faithful Christians at the start of Holy Week. On behalf of all of the City Council, we extend our deepest condolences to France.”
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City Hall, NY— Today, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Finance Committee Chair Daniel Dromm, Capital Budget Subcommittee Chair Vanessa Gibson and the City Council released the Council’s response to the Mayor’s Fiscal 2020 Preliminary Budget, a fiscally responsible plan that safeguards the city’s financial future and secures the city’s social safety net for New Yorkers.
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The Council will also vote on legislation to add protections for individuals on probation and incarcerated individuals
The New York City Council on Tuesday will vote on legislation prohibiting drug testing for marijuana as a condition for hiring. The Council will also vote on legislation that will implement protections for incarcerated individuals, including prohibiting the Department of Probation requiring drug testing in most cases, notifying incarcerated individuals and their lawyers of extremely low bail amounts and removing fees from credit card bail payments.
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Speaker Johnson and Council Members file a joint amicus brief to oppose the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census
On April 1, 190 state and local elected officials, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and nine other Council Members, filed a joint amicus brief to oppose the U.S.
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Today, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member Carlos Menchaca and the City Council announced that Participatory Budgeting Vote Week will kick off on Saturday, March 30, and run until Sunday, April 7. In its eight consecutive year, Participatory Budgeting (PB) has grown to include a total of 32 Council Members, representing council districts from across each of the five boroughs.
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The Speaker and the Council Member recently visited the
Varick Street Immigration Court to learn the ongoing casework at the facility
New York, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Chair of the Immigration Committee, along with Mayor Bill de Blasio, announced an emergency $1.6 million allocation through a transparency resolution to fund the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), the nation’s first government-funded legal representation program for detained and non-detained immigrants.
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The Council will also vote to increase oversight into the City’s cooling towers to prevent Legionnaires’ Disease
City Hall – The New York City Council on Thursday will vote to set nutritional standards for the default beverages offered with children’s meals by restaurants throughout the city. The legislation would make water, low-fat milk, or 100% fruit or vegetable juice the default beverage option instead of beverages with added sugar.
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New York, NY – On January 1st, 2019, New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson assumed the duties of the Office of the Public Advocate in accordance with the New York City Charter. In his time as Acting Public Advocate, Speaker Johnson focused on issues constituents brought to his attention, including monitoring the operation of city public information and service complaint programs, reviewing complaints of systemic problems with city services and programs, making proposals to improve the city’s response to such complaints, and attempting to resolve complaints from individuals concerning city services and other administrative actions.
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